The US is close to releasing its strategy to boost US engagement and counter China’s growing influence in the region, according to visiting trade official Sarah Bianchi.
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Australia will play an “essential role” in Washington’s new economic plan for the region, which will cover digital trade, green technology and critical minerals supply, says Deputy US Trade Representative Sarah Bianchi, who is visiting Canberra and Sydney this week.
Ms Bianchi, who served as an adviser in the Obama administration and took office in October, is the most senior of US President Joe Biden’s economic team to visit Australia.
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Original URL: https://www.afr.com/world/north-america/australia-to-play-essential-role-in-biden-s-asia-economic-plan-20220314-p5a4jr